Textile

AF1531

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1531
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bapende | Bapindi
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Fiber
Technique Embroidered
Description

Straw-colored pile cloth with red triangular pattern covering object. Top center left and right of mat have a blue-green discoloration. Fraying in top right edge of mat. Shrinkage of mat in center-left portion, causing creasing in center-top-right portion. See AF1527.

Length 73 cm
Width 69 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 260 - Other Number

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